We’ve once again simplified the faith adventure model. Here’s the latest!

A “faith adventure” involves three kinds of people doing three different things at the same time (or as part of the same process).”

The three kinds of people are:

1. People who are not Christians “Discovering” a new life through relationship with Jesus Christ.
2. Christians who are experiencing the power of the Holy Spirit as they learn to share their faith with people who need to discover Jesus.
3. Engaged Christians who become “heroes” by mobilizing others to learn to share their faith.

A faith adventure occurs when these three kinds of people are all involved in at the same time, or, we say, as part of the same process. It’s another way to talk about a spiritual multiplication cycle.

Our Power To Change Faith Adventure Model hasn’t changed in underlying principle, but we have a newer graphic form for it and a definition of a faith adventure. We are increasingly organizing all of our ministry activities around the concept of faith adventure. A related way of describing the same concept is the more traditional language used within our organization of “win, build, send.”

Faith Adventure Model
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A “faith adventure” involves three kinds of people doing three different things at the same time (or as part of the same process).”

The three kinds of people are:

1. People who are not Christians “Discovering” a new life through relationship with Jesus Christ.
   
2. Christians who are experiencing the power of the Holy Spirit  as they learn to share their faith with people who need to discover Jesus.
3. Engaged Christians who become “heroes” by mobilizing others to learn to share their faith.
   

A faith adventure occurs when these three kinds of people are all involved in at the same time, or, we say, as part of the same process. It’s another way to talk about a spiritual multiplication cycle.

What does it take to encourage and sustain vibrant spiritual movements? Over the past months we’ve been working to think through these issues from a fresh perspective. Here’s a diagram that gives an overview of what we’ve developed.

A Movement Cycle
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At the core of the cycle is an experience that we call a “faith adventure.” Faith is at the heart of all Christian living. The Scripture tells us that without faith it’s impossible to please God. Faith must be active, however, and when we take steps of faith with God it really is an adventure. The larger the step of faith, the greater the adventure. Wherever you find a vital spiritual movement, you’ll find people taking adventurous steps of faith.

New birth begins with an act of faith that plants the seed of a new divine life within a person that will then grow and mature. Growth depends on experiencing the work of the Holy Spirit who provides the power to overcome sinful behaviors and to share our faith with others.

If the cycle is to continue, a significant number of believers must learn to multiply themselves spiritually. Each opportunity to share with someone else is a faith adventure all in itself. For greater impact, believers can mobilize together for active strategy development to reach out to the people around them.

Taken together, this process creates vital evangelistic movements. But we must always remember that as much as we need good methods, it’s not technique that makes the difference. At the heart of this process is the great quality of faith, the indispensable mark of an active relationship with God.